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Monday, December 31, 2012

We love playing games at our house and with two boys funny games are that much better. My oldest son got this game for Christmas this year and we are already going to buy the next edition. We have not yet missed a day, we have played it every single day since Christmas and more than once most days.

I highly recommend this as a family game. It is funny and different every time. My boys are 6 and 8 and have had no problems, I just had to help the younger one with reading.

From the Manufacturer

This award winning card game, designed by Steve Jackson, captures the essence of the dungeon experience with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items. Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm or maybe the Chainsaw of bloody dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon. For 3 to 8 players. 60 minutes. Munchkin is a stand alone card game designed by Steve Jackson that "simulates" a fantasy themed RPG in a simple, card based game that's chock full of silliness.

Product Description

For 3 to 8 players

60 minutes of playtime

Munchkin is a stand-alone card game designed by Steve Jackson that "simulates" (well, sorta') a fantasy-themed RPG (oh, ok, DnD) in a simple, card-based game that's chock full o' silliness

1,000 gold pieces equals one level

Card game designed by Steve Jackson

This award-winning card game, designed by Steve Jackson, captures the essence of the dungeon experience with none of that stupid roleplaying stuff. You and your friends compete to kill monsters and grab magic items. And what magic items. Don the Horny Helmet and the Boots of Butt-Kicking. Wield the Staff of Napalm or maybe the Chainsaw of Bloody Dismemberment. Start by slaughtering the Potted Plant and the Drooling Slime, and work your way up to the Plutonium Dragon. 3 to 8 players. 60 minutes. Munchkin is a stand-alone card game designed by Steve Jackson that "simulates" (well, sorta') a fantasy-themed RPG (oh, ok, DnD) in a simple, card-based game that's chock full o' silliness.

I love my bread maker for the dough cycle. It mixes all the ingredients for you and provides the perfect environment for the bread to rise. I don't necessarily care for bread actually baked in the bread machine so I tend pretty much only use the dough cycle... If you don't have a bread machine you can easily use a kitchen aid or mix by hand and do a regular full rise for an hour for the first part.

Easy French Bread

In a bread maker pan place the ingredients in the order specified by your machine. In mine the water goes first, then sugar and salt, flour, and the yeast is last. Use the dough cycle on the machine and let go through the full rise. Check after the beep to make sure that you have a good dough ball, sometimes a Tbsp or 2 more of warm water is needed.

Remove the dough from the pan and place in a covered greased bowl and let rise for 30 minutes. Dust your work surface with flour and roll into a 16x12 rectangle and cut in half so you have 2 6x16 rectangles. Roll each rectangle up tightly working out any air bubbles as you go, fold over the ends, pinch the seams and roll lightly to hide the seam. Repeat with the second loaf.

If you have a baguette pan place the loaves in the pan. If not dust a baking sheet with flour or corn meal. Make a few long diagonal slits in the loaf and let rise covered and free from drafts for another 30-40 minutes.

Preheat your oven to 375 F. Brush water over the loaves and spray some water in your oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes until a beautiful golden brown. Remove from the oven and cool if you can wait that long :)

When I was little this was my very favorite thing that my Mom made. I would ask for it on my birthday and whenever I got to pick what dinner was. I don't use hamburger, I substitute ground turkey instead, but it is still one of my favorite comfort foods.

Brown meat, I cook with a clove of garlic and about 1/4-1/2 of an onion seasoned to taste with salt and pepper. While cooling put water on to boil and in a mixing bowl mix together milk, eggs, bread crumbs, spices, 1/2 of the cheese and then the meat. Stirring until evenly distributed.

Boil the noodles for 5 minutes. I find the easiest way to remove them is to use a fork, let the water drain, and then put the noodles back in the little plastic tray they come in.

Cover the bottom of a 9x13 pan with non-stick spray and then pour a thin layer of sauce over the bottom. Fill the noodles with the meat/cheese mixture and fill up your pan. There is no graceful way to fill them, the best tool is just your hands.

Pour the rest of the sauce over the top of the noodles then sprinkle the top with the remaining cheese. Bake or freeze.

Bake covered with tin foil on 375 F for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes. Until the cheese is nice and bubbly.

Sorry I didn't get a picture at the end, it was served and mostly devoured so quickly there wasn't enough to get a decent picture. It was good though :)

If you freeze your manacotti, bake for 1 hour covered, then uncovered for 15 minutes.

Saturday, December 29, 2012

For the December Book I read the 2nd book for the series Enclave that we read in September. This was another quick read and a good story. I liked how the book progressed and cannot wait to read the next. This book included a lot more detail in the love triangle than the first, and we see Deuce's character grow. I related to her growth and confusion in this book as I find it is definitely an aspect of my everyday life. Worth the read and if you are a Hunger Games fan, you will like this one.

Outpost (Enclave Series) by Ann Aguirre

The main character Duece's world has changed. Now topside in Salvation she is once again a brat and not a Huntress. She doesn't fit in with the townsfolk and she struggles to find her place in a society where she is supposed to wear dresses and gossip and she only knows how to fight. Her partner Fade is keeping his distance which makes Duece lonely and searching for change. She jumps at the chance to join the summer patrols to keep the planter's safe. But the Freaks have grown smarter. They aren't mindless anymore. They plan, and watch, and wait for opportunities to strike. It is now Deuce's job to protect Salvation and stop the Freaks from taking over.

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I am the Mom of two boys and the owner and creator of Evolve (March 2017). I am passionate about development, motivation, and change. I am dedicated and hard-working so that I can provide for my family. My goal in life is to share my talents with others, help others reach their potential, and to be a positive influence to those around me